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Nearly 74,000 volunteers join Exam Season Support 2016 The launching ceremony for the 2016 Exam Season Support campaign was held in Danang on June 18 with the participation of more than 3,000 young volunteers and students from universities and colleges in the central city. The programme is held across 63 provinces and cities with volunteers are ready to support exam candidates and their family members at 70 exam venues for university and college entrance exam and 50 venues for the high school graduation exam. Communications on the programme, training for volunteers and co-ordination among localities, student unions and schools hosting the exams have been deployed since early May. Around 1,876 volunteer teams with nearly 74,000 volunteers have been set up. The organising board has provided 13,000 T-shirts and caps, 710 umbrellas, 30,000 consulting manuals and 8,000 barrels of drinking water at supporting venues. Supporting activities will be held from June 28 to July 5, targeting … [Read more...] about Social News 20/6

Miss Korean Honey Lee shines in Hoi An Honey Lee posted a number of her photos and videos on her website showing her wearing traditional Vietnamese Non La (conical hat) and enjoying cyclo ride. She came to Hanoi in 2007 to attend a music performance entitled Beautiful Friends Concert to mark the 15th anniversary of friendship between the RoK and Vietnam. Honey Lee is known not only as a winner of Miss Korea 2006 and Miss Gland Slam 2007 contests, but also a RoK’s traditional music player with four CDs and performance tours of 25 countries across the world. Top 5 to compete at finals in Big Cola contest Top 5 finalists from three countries including Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia have been selected to compete in the final round of “Drink Big Cola - Join Asia's Got Talent (AJE)" contest. The five Vietnamese select contestants include Tran Thai Son, Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh, Nguyen Ba Chung, Phan Tien Lam Thong, and Bui Nguyen Nam Khue. The organising board will select the … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment News 24/4

Seoul exhibition spotlights China’s illicit island reclamation A photo exhibition on China’s illegal construction of artificial islands in the East Sea was opened at the Kyung Hee University, a renowned school in Seoul of the Republic of Korea (RoK), on November 29. The event is held by the association of descendants of Vietnam’s Ly dynasty family in the RoK as part of the 11 th festival of Vietnamese students in the country. It features more than 40 photos on China’s illegal island reclamation and building in the East Sea and copies of old maps proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes. Opening the display, Chairman of the association Lee Seung Young said the East Sea is home to an international shipping route which is important to all countries inside and outside of the region. The maintenance of an environment of peace, stability and development in the waters is the responsibility of all nations and … [Read more...] about Social News 30/11

Saigon Reggae Festival 2015 Sat 26 Sep 2015, 6 pm Cargo Bar 7 Nguyen Tat Thanh, D.4, HCMC Welcome to Saigon Reggae Festival 2nd Edition - an event dedicated to Music - Food - Art. //Musical Program// 12 hours of Non Stop Reggae Music. Saigon Reggae Festival covers all main sub genres of Reggae music such as Roots - Ska - Rocksteady - Rub a Dub - New Roots - Dancehall - Digital - Dub Live Music by Mekong Delta Force to provide the best warm up for this festival: 12 Selecta / DJs 3 MCs + guests ☺ The line up of SRF#1 was already wicked - this one is just Insane! //Food Corner// Saigon Dub Station is preparing a mini international food festival. Get a chance to taste home made dishes from all over the world, cooked by passionate people with the best ingredients. Jamaican Food - Mexican Food - French Food and many other surprises. Sweet - salty. We will reveal our Menu 10 days before the festival so warm up your taste buds! //Live Art// The live painting contest at SRF#1 was just dope, so … [Read more...] about WHAT’S ON SEPTEMBER 15-30 (DAILY UPDATE)

Two tonnes of elephant tusks seized at Hai Phong port
The cargo was found in a container shipped from Malaysia en route to China. The banned goods were hidden in sacks of sea shells. The cargo had been declared as sea shells.
Tusks and tortoise-shell are banned goods in Viet Nam under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, which came into effect in 1994.
Dong Nai Hospital successfully rejoins arm
Dong Nai Hospital successfully reattached the severed arm of a 43-year-old man yesterday after a seven hour surgical operation.
The man was hospitalised on Sunday after a labour accident resulted in severe trauma to his left limb.
The patient is reportedly in a stable condition.
Collapse of antenna prompts safety review
The construction ministry plans to inspect the quality of all tower-shaped projects nationwide to ensure their safety following recent collapses of some antenna towers, according to an official from the … [Read more...] about Two tonnes of elephant tusks seized at Hai Phong port